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Football At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Squads
The women's football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held from 21 July to 1 August 1996. The women's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 16 players, including two goalkeepers. Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 17 to 20. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player could be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The age listed for each player is on 21 July 1996, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The 1996 Summer Olympics—based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States—marked the first time that women participated in the Olympic association football tournament. The tournament featured eight women's national teams from four continental confederations. The teams were drawn into two groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament (which was held in Miami, Orlando, Birmingham and Washington, D.C.). At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage (which was held at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia), beginning with the semi-finals and culminating with the gold medal match on August 1, 1996. The United States became the inaugural champion after a 2–1 victory against China in the gold medal game. Competition schedule Qualification The qualification system for the inaugural women's football tournament was based on the results of the 1995 FIFA World Cup. Seven best teams and the host nation were qualified for the tournament. As t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing (; born 2 May 1967) is a Chinese former footballer who played for the China national team at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and participated at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A playmaking midfielder, she played professional club football in Japan and the United States. Club career Born in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, Liu excelled in basketball and athletics but did not play football until she was 17 years old. Her parents were initially reluctant to let her play what they saw as a masculine sport. In 1994 Liu joined Japanese second tier club Tasaki Perule FC. She helped win promotion in her first season and remained with the club until 1997. At the 2000 WUSA Draft, Liu was selected by Philadelphia Charge in the first round, second overall behind compatriot Sun Wen. In the United States Liu experienced a culture shock; she bought only raw fruit and vegetables from the supermarket as in Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark Women's National Football Team
The Denmark women's national football team ( da, Danmarks kvindefodboldlandshold) represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU) and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup. Denmark have qualified four times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and nine times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the final in 2017. At the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in Netherlands, Denmark was drawn into Group A with Netherlands, Norway and Belgium. They secured a 1–0 victories over Belgium and Norway, but lost 1–0 to Netherlands. Despite that they managed to advanced as runners-up in the group, to the quarter-finals against Germany. The Danes surprisingly won against the 22-year reign champions of Europe and qualified to the semifinals, with a 2–1 win. Denmark defeated Austria 3–0 on penal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keld Gantzhorn
Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen (born 3 October 1954) is a Danish former footballer and manager. Career Gantzhorn played for Odense, and appeared for the team in the 1978–79 European Cup on 27 September 1978 against Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, which finished as a 1–2 away loss. He later began coaching, and was the manager of the Denmark women's national team from 1988 until 1996. He coached the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics. Under the leadership of Keld Gantzhorn, the team won a bronze medal during the European Championships in Denmark in 1991 by winning 2–1 over Italy in the match of 3–4. place, after losing to Norway in the semifinals after rematch and penalty shootout. Likewise, the team won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Italy in 1993 by beating the defending European champions Germany 3–1. Here too, Denmark had lost the semifinal to Norway 1–0. In addition to the national coaching job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niu Lijie
Niu Lijie (born 12 April 1969) is a Chinese former football player who played for the China women's national football team. She represented China at the 1996 Summer Olympics Soccer America, 18 July 1996 and the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It took place in Guangdong, China from 16 to 30 November 1991. FIFA, football's international gove ... .
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Zhao Yan (footballer)
Zhao Yan (born 7 May 1972) is a Chinese women's international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She is a member of the China women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's national soccer teams organized by FIFA. It was held in the United States from September 20 to October 12, 2003, at s .... References External links * 1972 births Living people Chinese women's footballers China women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games {{P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Yan (footballer, Born 1972)
Zhang Yan (; born ) is a Chinese former women's football player. She participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1972 births Living people Chinese women's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players China women's international footballers Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in football Women's association football forwards Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games {{PRChina-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Yating
Li Yating () is a Chinese former footballer who played for the China women's national team. Career In club football, Li played for the Dalian women's football team. She was also member of the China national team, and was included in the team's squad at the 1993 Summer Universiade football tournament, which saw China win the gold medal. She was also included in the squad for the 1995 AFC Women's Championship, in which she scored two goals against the Philippines and one against Kazakhstan as China won the tournament. The following year, she was included as an alternate player for the football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., in which China won the silver medal. She also played in a friendly match against th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gao Hong (footballer)
Gao Hong (; born 27 November 1967) is a Chinese former Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. She competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also played professionally for the New York Power of the Women's United Soccer Association in 2001 and 2002. In Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches as goalkeeper. Four years later she was a member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, women's tournament. She played all three matches as goalkeeper. Hong played as goalkeeper for the Chinese team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She is known to stare down her opponents. Brandi Chastain recalled Hong's ability to psych her out. Chastain attributed Hong's ability to a lost goal, saying "She got in my head and as I approached the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong (, born February 13, 1968) is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals. References External links *profile 1968 births Living people Chinese women's footballers Olympic footballers of China Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for China 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic medalists in football Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics China women's international footballers Asian Games gold medalists for China Women's association footballers not cate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng (, born January 17, 1970) is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played two matches. External links *profile 1970 births Living people Chinese women's footballers Olympic footballers of China Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for China 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic medalists in football Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics China women's international footballers Asian Games gold medalists for China Women's association footballers not categorized by position Medalists at the 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Ying (footballer)
Liu Ying (; born June 11, 1974) is a Chinese association football player who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played three matches including the final. She played with the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup team that lost to the United States in the final. The match went to penalties, and she was the only player on either side to miss her chance, as her kick was saved by Briana Scurry Briana Collette Scurry (born September 7, 1971) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper, and assistant coach of the Washington Spirit . Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cu .... The U.S. ultimately won the shoot-out 5–4. One year later she was a member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She played all three matches. External links *Profile 1974 births Living people Chinese women's foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
